{"id":21,"date":"2020-05-07T21:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T21:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/?p=21"},"modified":"2020-05-07T21:51:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T21:51:30","slug":"finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding and Choosing a Real Estate Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Finding-a-Real-Estate-Agent-300x182.png\" alt=\"Finding and Choosing a Real Estate Agent\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Finding-a-Real-Estate-Agent-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Finding-a-Real-Estate-Agent-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Finding-a-Real-Estate-Agent.png 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The real first step in the home buying or selling process is to find an agent to help you do it. Real estate can be a complex business, and you don&#8217;t want to leave something so important in the hands of just anybody. Here are some very basic things to consider in your search for a realtor you&#8217;ll feel good about.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent\/#Finding_a_Real_Estate_Agent_-_Ask_Friends_and_Family\" title=\"Finding a Real Estate Agent &#8211; Ask Friends and Family\">Finding a Real Estate Agent &#8211; Ask Friends and Family<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent\/#Visit_Open_Houses_to_Find_you_Agent\" title=\"Visit Open Houses to Find you Agent\">Visit Open Houses to Find you Agent<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent\/#Start_a_List_of_Agents\" title=\"Start a List of Agents\">Start a List of Agents<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent\/#Shop_Around_for_your_next_Real_Estate_Agent\" title=\"Shop Around for your next Real Estate Agent\">Shop Around for your next Real Estate Agent<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_a_Real_Estate_Agent_-_Ask_Friends_and_Family\"><\/span>Finding a Real Estate Agent &#8211; Ask Friends and Family<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ask friends, families, and co-workers for the names and numbers of agents they&#8217;ve had positive satisfying experiences with. Collect a few numbers and get in touch to see if one of them might be a good fit for you. You may want to ask them if they have any information about which agents to avoid as well.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, you want to know which agents were professional, effective, and courteous and which agents were not. You want the names of real estate agents they wouldn&#8217;t hesitate to use again.<\/p>\n<p>Find a Real Estate Agent by Turning to the Web:<br \/>\nUse the internet to search out the top-rated real estate companies in your area. Pull up the listings for a few agents from those companies and keep an eye out for customer comments. This will help give you a clear picture of available local real estate agents. An agent that is familiar with local schools, businesses, and other services is definitely something to look for.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visit_Open_Houses_to_Find_you_Agent\"><\/span>Visit Open Houses to Find you Agent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While we&#8217;re on the subject of a local real estate agent being a good idea another resource to consider is an area open houses. The agent will definitely be familiar with the area and more than likely the outlying areas as well which will be useful if you are planning on buying in a new but nearby area.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_a_List_of_Agents\"><\/span>Start a List of Agents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Write down any questions you have for a potential agent. The things you&#8217;ll be asking will vary depending on whether you are buying or selling a home. As a seller, you&#8217;ll want to know about the real estate agent&#8217;s basic outline for selling your home and how they plan to advertise it. As a buyer, you may want to ask about the offer making process and their approach to searching for your new home. Plan to ask a potential agent for references that you can contact.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shop_Around_for_your_next_Real_Estate_Agent\"><\/span>Shop Around for your next Real Estate Agent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Remember that you don&#8217;t have to choose the very first agent you meet with. It&#8217;s a good idea to have a few real estate agents to choose from to increase your chances of finding someone that really understands your needs and the market.<\/p>\n<p>These tips are just the tip of the iceberg really, but they do serve as a very basic guide to finding a real estate agent you can work well with. Remember that you are the customer and that you have a right to be pleased with the service you are getting. Life is too short to feel pressured or ignored by your real estate agent, and if you feel those things are happening it&#8217;s time to make a change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The real first step in the home buying or selling process is to find an agent to help you do it. Real estate can be a complex business, and you don&#8217;t want to leave something so important in the hands of just anybody. Here are some very basic things to consider in your search for &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/finding-and-choosing-a-real-estate-agent\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Finding and Choosing a Real Estate Agent<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themoneyblogs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}